Kateřina Kolářová Boeken

"An interdisciplinary survey of disability in socialist states throughout global history. In Re/imaginations of Disability in State Socialism, an interdisciplinary group of scholars examines how disability has been conceptualized and treated in socialist states throughout global history. Drawing on intersectional theories that set disability in conversation with other identity categories such as race, age, gender, and sexuality, this book offers a unique approach to this crucial issue."--Publisher description

Antologie textů z oboru disability studies. Kniha Jinakost – postižení – kritika nabízí nové pohledy na tělesnou a intelektuální jinakost. „Postižení“ ukazuje nikoliv jako patologický jev čekající na vyléčení a charitativní pomoc, nýbrž jako společenský vztah, který otevírá možnost pro kritickou reflexi společnosti, společenských nerovností, kulturních představ a metafor tělesné a mentální jinakosti. Kniha představuje interdisciplinární disability studies a přináší přehled základních konceptů oboru. Antologie zahrnuje texty, které o tělesné jinakosti a konstruktech ne/způsobilosti pojednávají také ve vztahu k dalším kategoriím sociálně produkované alterity, tj. ve vztahu k genderu, sexualitě, etnicitě, rase a sociální třídě.

Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non- violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth. Defining an optimum human population for the Earth is an explosive concept. Weisman, one of the most brilliant environmental writers, will travel the globe, from the settlements of Israel and the plains of Mexico to the bustling streets of Pakistan and the teeming cities of the UK. In his search for answers, he will speak to religious leaders, demographers, ecologists, economists, engineers and agriculturalists in what promises to be an international classic.

The USA Today bestselling author of The Midwife of Hope River returns with a heartfelt sequel, a novel teeming with life and full of humor and warmth, one that celebrates the human spirit. The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard.

Call The Midwife meets The Help in this debut novel featuring Patience Murphy, a midwife in the 1930s struggling against disease, poverty, prejudices - and her own haunting past - to bring new life into the world.

Welcome back to Hope River in USA Today bestselling author Patricia Harman's newest novel as midwife Patience Hester, along with her family and friends, face the challenges of the home front during World War II. The women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around.